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Default Silly Question -- How do YOU eat sardines?

On Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 11:45:06 AM UTC-6, Janet B wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 00:20:52 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
> >On Fri, 13 Feb 2015 22:52:19 -0700, Janet B wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 13 Feb 2015 22:38:33 -0600, Sqwertz >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> snip
> >>>
> >>>Never buy the boneless/skinless variety of any sardine.
> >>>
> >> why?

> >
> >Of the three brands I've tried, they all sucked royally. Worse than
> >canned chunk light tuna.
> >
> >CostCo sells (sold?) a brand. They came in a 5-pack shrink-wrapped
> >together.

> snip
> >I fell for it, too. I bought a 5-pack, but I returned the other 4 for
> >my money back. That way Costco gets some feedback about how bad the
> >product was.

> snip
> >-sw

>
> Interesting. You must be right about disappointed Costco customers or
> I don't think Costco would be selling them online.
> I just bought and enjoyed the Costco 5-pack, skinless/boneless
> sardines. They were so meaty that I wondered if anyone made
> sandwiches with them. I have always eaten the regular sardines packed
> in mustard sauce but I've been pretty disappointed in them lately.
> I'm making sourdough bread tomorrow and I'm planning on a sardine
> sandwich with the fresh bread. I like eating sardines either with a
> fork out of the can or chunks spread on a cracker. They are at
> towards the bottom of the fishy food chain so there is less mercury
> but still all the omega-3 fatty acids.
> I had expected that this group would have other preparations for
> canned sardines, but only one in that category so far.
>

Just like with salmon, a lot of the Omega 3 is in the skin.
>
> Janet US


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